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ISLAMABAD: Inflation remained stable at 5.84% for the second consecutive month in August, but the pace of increase in prices is expected to rise in coming months once the government implements the under-consideration taxation measures.…

KARACHI: The rupee remained stable against the dollar at Rs124.1/124.3 in the inter-bank market on Tuesday compared with Monday’s close of Rs124.1/124.3. Following reports that China had agreed to immediately lend $2 billion to Pakistan,…

LAHORE: Pakistan-US Business Council Founder-Chairman Iftikhar Ali Malik has emphasised that Islamabad needs immediate direct access to US markets and not aid as it has suffered colossal financial losses while playing its role in the war on…

KARACHI: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has decided to provide subsidised gas to three idle fertiliser plants, which will avert the need for fertiliser imports for local consumption in the remaining four months of…

BERLIN: For many consumers, rewinding cassettes, carefully placing a needle on a record or shaking dry a Polaroid photo may all feel like long-forgotten gestures from a bygone era.
But they’re everywhere to be seen again at Berlin’s IFA…

Samsung is reportedly changing its approach in terms of releasing new features for its smartphone division.
According to DJ Koh, head of Samsung’s mobile division who told CNBC, that the South Korean giant aims to prioritize mid-range…

ISLAMABAD: Following an unimpressive performance of the agriculture sector during the tenure of previous government, the new Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) administration has decided to declare an agriculture emergency under its first 35…

KARACHI: Oil sales hit a seven-year low of 1.35 million tons in August mainly due to less reliance on furnace oil-based power plants in the country, according to a brokerage house on Tuesday.
Sales in the month were down 46% on a…

NEW DELHI: Qatar Airways is reviewing plans for its own domestic Indian airline due to “confusing” foreign ownership rules and could opt to work with a partner in India or take a stake in IndiGo instead, its chief executive said on Tuesday.…

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reform unanimously recommended the beginning of work on western route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on a priority basis by removing all technical,…